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Name: Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage
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Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage

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Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage

Instructors: Rick Johnston

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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1 week at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

97%

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It is well known that water treatment at the household level can lead to dramatic improvements in drinking water quality. But does Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) also have global relevance? What are the potential treatment solutions and how do they function? Is there a standard strategy for successful HWTS implementation, or can we identify key components which make programs more likely to succeed?

In this course you will learn about the most important water treatment methods at household level, successful implementation strategies and about assessing the impact of HWTS. MOOC SERIES “SANITATION, WATER AND SOLID WASTE FOR DEVELOPMENT” : This course is one of four in the series “Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development". FRANçAIS: Dans ce MOOC, vous allez apprendre les plus importantes méthodes de traitement de l'eau au niveau des ménages, les stratégies pour une mise en œuvre réussie et l’évaluation de l’impact du traitement et stockage sûr de l'eau à domicile. ESPAñOL: Aprende acerca de los métodos más importantes de tratamiento de agua a nivel domiciliario, de estrategias de implementación eficientes y de la evaluación del impacto del tratamiento doméstico y almacenamiento seguro del agua.

The course begins with a review of the public health impacts of unsafe drinking water. We define physical, chemical, and microbial aspects of drinking water quality and present the major classes of pathogens. Information about pathways for faecal contamination of drinking water are followed by an introduction to the concept of HWTS and the principal technologies.

What's included

6 videos7 readings1 assignment

6 videosTotal 61 minutes

1.1 Introduction to the course1 minute
1.2 Global burden of disease15 minutes
1.3 Water-borne pathogens12 minutes
1.4 How does drinking water become unsafe?13 minutes
1.5 What is HWTS?7 minutes
1.6 SDG Baselines: Drinking Water Services14 minutes

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Important information to succeed in this course10 minutes
How to give feedback to the course team?10 minutes
All Readings10 minutes
1.1b Structure of the course10 minutes
Connect with your peers10 minutes
HWTS in practice10 minutes
Slides & Readings - Week 110 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 45 minutes

Week 1 Quiz45 minutes

During week 2 and 3 we focus on potential treatment methods. We refer first to the standards of safe drinking water and improved drinking water. Week 2 focuses on sedimentation and different kinds of filtration.

What's included

5 videos2 readings1 assignment

During week 2 and 3 we focus on potential treatment methods. We refer first to the standards of safe drinking water and improved drinking water. Week 3 focuses on heat, ultraviolet radiation, chemical disinfection. Specific modules are provided to cover safe storage and combined methods of water treatment.

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 assignment

During Week 4, we broaden the perspective from individual household water treatment options to complete water supply systems. You will learn how different technologies are combined along the water chain — from source to consumer — and how functional groups help structure and compare water system designs.

What's included

6 videos1 reading1 assignment

During the last week, we focus on HWTS in practice, including governance, economic and user perspectives. The course ends with an instructional training for microbial water quality testing, as well as a visual summary of the course.

What's included

5 videos2 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 78 minutes

5.1 Roles of government bodies15 minutes
5.2 HWTS selection17 minutes
5.3 Economic Analysis of HWTS12 minutes
5.4 Effective and consistent use16 minutes
5.5 Testing for E. coli in the field19 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Slides & Readings - Week 510 minutes
Visual summary of the course10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 60 minutes

Final exam 60 minutes

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Rick Johnston

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

1 Course30,657 learners

Sara Marks

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

1 Course30,657 learners

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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Reviewed on Mar 20, 2021

very educative course on household water treatment and safe storage technologies........All in all, the suite of courses from Ecole Polytechnique have been most informative.........

Reviewed on Jun 30, 2021

It was great course of HWTS. I have a nice project for de-centralized water treatment solution for rural area of low and middle income countries. I need help to implement my project in my region.

Reviewed on Jun 1, 2020

Very informative and practical course as water treatment is very useful and it is very nice to have knowledge about HWTS for a student.Teachers are very knowledgeful and interactive in this course.

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